Bio
Angela Dixon ฟ้า is a singer, banjo player, percussionist, dancer, theater artist, and educator of Thai and African American descent based in New York City and the Hudson Valley. Angela is passionate about work that explores the emotional resonance of tone and its impact on human connection. Her practice navigates the intersections of sound, language, and relationships, revealing how tone conveys meaning and shapes our inner worlds. Angela is drawn to projects that dissect the complexities of human interaction, particularly the delicate balance between words that harm and those that heal, and the resilience needed to overcome adversity.
At the University of Michigan she earned degrees in psychology and voice performance with a focus on African-American art songs. She holds a Master of Arts from NYU's Gallatin School in Africana Studies and dance showcasing connections of African-American modern dance, flamenco, and poetry. Her graduate program gave her the opportunity to study music and dance at the University of Legon in Accra, Ghana as well as collaborate with the National Dance Company in creating a devised theater piece. Angela's interest in music and dance of the African diaspora led her to discover the African roots in American roots music. In 2024, she received a Bluegrass Pride grant to study clawhammer banjo.
As a percussionist, Angela has played samba percussion and accompanied samba dance classes throughout NYC. She has also performed with the Women of the Calabash, playing shekere, dun dun drum, and singing at the live taping of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's interview at the National Archives as part of the March on Washington Film Festival. Angela's theatrical roles have included Grace Farrell in Annie; Mrs King in Little Women both at the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck. She also played the role of Naila in Happily After Ever, a new musical by Robert Chase and assistant directed and played The Voice in The Diamond by Christin Eve Cato and directed by Chuk Obasi at the Pregones Theater.
Angela has been faculty at Ethical Culture Fieldston School for 17 years teaching music, movement, and theater to young people. In 2020, Ethical Culture Fieldston School awarded her the South Wind Grant to for a project about the intercultural connectedness between Thai and West African xylophone music. Angela co-created Sweet Sounds, a family music program for babies and toddlers incorporating live arrangements of folk songs. She is trained in Kodály methodology, World Music Drumming, Smithsonian World Music Pedagogy, Simonson dance method, and Roundabout Theater's Theatrical teaching framework.
Angela loves making music at home with her partner and three beautiful children. Desserts from Southeast Asia bring her joy, especially ones with pandan (ใบเตย) and butterfly pea (ดอกอัญชัน).
At the University of Michigan she earned degrees in psychology and voice performance with a focus on African-American art songs. She holds a Master of Arts from NYU's Gallatin School in Africana Studies and dance showcasing connections of African-American modern dance, flamenco, and poetry. Her graduate program gave her the opportunity to study music and dance at the University of Legon in Accra, Ghana as well as collaborate with the National Dance Company in creating a devised theater piece. Angela's interest in music and dance of the African diaspora led her to discover the African roots in American roots music. In 2024, she received a Bluegrass Pride grant to study clawhammer banjo.
As a percussionist, Angela has played samba percussion and accompanied samba dance classes throughout NYC. She has also performed with the Women of the Calabash, playing shekere, dun dun drum, and singing at the live taping of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's interview at the National Archives as part of the March on Washington Film Festival. Angela's theatrical roles have included Grace Farrell in Annie; Mrs King in Little Women both at the Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck. She also played the role of Naila in Happily After Ever, a new musical by Robert Chase and assistant directed and played The Voice in The Diamond by Christin Eve Cato and directed by Chuk Obasi at the Pregones Theater.
Angela has been faculty at Ethical Culture Fieldston School for 17 years teaching music, movement, and theater to young people. In 2020, Ethical Culture Fieldston School awarded her the South Wind Grant to for a project about the intercultural connectedness between Thai and West African xylophone music. Angela co-created Sweet Sounds, a family music program for babies and toddlers incorporating live arrangements of folk songs. She is trained in Kodály methodology, World Music Drumming, Smithsonian World Music Pedagogy, Simonson dance method, and Roundabout Theater's Theatrical teaching framework.
Angela loves making music at home with her partner and three beautiful children. Desserts from Southeast Asia bring her joy, especially ones with pandan (ใบเตย) and butterfly pea (ดอกอัญชัน).
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Talk back with director Chuk Obasi and playwright Christin Eve Cato,The Diamond, Pregones Theater, Bronx NY May 2023